It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for the Minnesota governor, who grew up in rural Nebraska, since Vice President Kamala Harris tapped him as her running mate. But the small town boy doesn’t lack ambition. He used a little-known role leading the Democratic Governors Association to b...
Nebraska’s Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down an order by the state’s top election official that barred convicted felons from voting, a ruling that could add thousands of eligible voters statewide as both parties vie for its split electoral votes. The decision came as early voting ...
Casey Katims most recently served as Director of Federal and Inter-State Affairs for Washington Governor Jay Inslee, working as his primary advisor on federal policy issues and directing the state of Washington’s engagement with Congress, the White House, federal agencies, fellow governors’ offices...
The Walzes first met while teaching at the same high school in western Nebraska (Gwen taught English, Tim taught social studies and geography); together, they collaborated to create an annual summer trip to China for students. Gwen went on to serve as an administrator and coordinator in M...
Law. The case was brought to the Supreme Court after Nebraska state Senator Ernie Chambers sued on the grounds that opening prayer before the session by a state-sponsored chaplain was a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. [Pictured: A copy of the U.S. Bill of ...
She attended Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter, then started her teaching career in Nebraska, where she met her future husband, Tim Walz. The two married in 1994 and moved to Mankato in 1996, where she taught for more than two decades. ...
Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute Associated PressDec. 16, 2024 Drone Detectors in New Jersey Have Found 'Little or No Evidence' of Wrongdoing, Governor ...
Carrollinitially sued Trump in 2019 “The world should know what's really going on. It is a disgrace, and people should pay dearly for such false accusations,” Trump said. He maintained that he'd never met Carroll, brushing off a 198...
Nebraska-born Nick Nolte modeled and worked in regional theater before catching the public's eye in the 1976 television miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man." He went on to appear in "Who'll Stop the Rain," "North Dallas Forty," and in the police buddy comedy "48 Hrs." with Eddie Murphy....
Dick Cheney, born Richard Bruce Cheney on January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska, is an astute political figure who has shaped American politics with his indomitable and often controversial strategies. He is best known for serving as the 46th Vice President of the United Sta...